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Affordable homes set for ‘eyesore’ site where flats were demolished

Affordable homes set for ‘eyesore’ site where flats were demolished

22 October 2024

Twelve homes will be built on an “eyesore” patch of land where five blocks of flats once stood if new plans are approved.

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Road to seafront to stay closed for another 10 months

Road to seafront to stay closed for another 10 months

22 October 2024

A road connecting a town and seafront will remain closed until next summer following two landslides, amid a campaign to save a historic landmark.

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Person taken to hospital after car crashes into booth at Channel Tunnel

Person taken to hospital after car crashes into booth at Channel Tunnel

21 October 2024

A person was injured after a car ploughed into a booth at the Channel Tunnel terminal.

‘Our village is already overdeveloped - why have another 160 homes been approved?’

‘Our village is already overdeveloped - why have another 160 homes been approved?’

20 October 2024

New housing approved on two sites will add 160 homes to an “overdeveloped” village which is earmarked to take hundreds more.

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‘New McDonald’s will help stop crashes on motorway’

‘New McDonald’s will help stop crashes on motorway’

20 October 2024

Service station bosses claim approved plans for a new McDonald’s drive-thru will help prevent crashes on one of Kent’s busiest motorways.

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Multiple flood warnings in place across Kent

Multiple flood warnings in place across Kent

19 October 2024

Several flood warnings are in place for today as the county prepares to battle with higher-than-usual tides.

The rise of wine bars in Kent - are we becoming gentrified?

The rise of wine bars in Kent - are we becoming gentrified?

19 October 2024

The number of wine bars in Kent is on the up - but is it all because of Londoners moving to the county? We visited a few to find out.

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A-road closed after van ‘overturns’

A-road closed after van ‘overturns’

18 October 2024

A van has reportedly overturned this morning, forcing an A-road to shut while emergency services work at the scene.

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‘I was wrongly jailed for nine months - £600k compensation is not enough’

‘I was wrongly jailed for nine months - £600k compensation is not enough’

18 October 2024

A father-of-three wrongly imprisoned for nine months says the government’s offer of £600,000 compensation is not a "fair amount".

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'I just want to sit in my garden but jungle next door has attracted dead rats and flies'

'I just want to sit in my garden but jungle next door has attracted dead rats and flies'

17 October 2024

A furious council tenant has criticised the local authority over a mound of rubbish bags in the garden next door he claims attracted rats to his home.

Fresh hope for shut down leisure centre as ‘very credible bids’ come forward

Fresh hope for shut down leisure centre as ‘very credible bids’ come forward

16 October 2024

Fresh hopes a much-loved leisure centre could be saved following its sudden closure have emerged after several “very credible bids” were put forward.

Shocking footage shows cyclist being flung over car that mounted pavement

Shocking footage shows cyclist being flung over car that mounted pavement

16 October 2024

A cyclist was left with life-changing injuries after being hit by a car that had mounted the pavement - but the driver has been spared jail.

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Passenger price hike warning due to new EU border check delays

Passenger price hike warning due to new EU border check delays

15 October 2024

Prices could jump at the Channel Tunnel after bosses revealed £67m costs incurred by new EU border measures will likely hit passenger ticket prices.

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Mould, flies, smoking and card games at Chinese takeaway

Mould, flies, smoking and card games at Chinese takeaway

15 October 2024

Inspectors found cigarette butts and card games in a food preparation area of a Chinese takeaway - as well as mouldy chopping boards and flies.

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The 'danger junction' near school with 11 crashes in four years

The 'danger junction' near school with 11 crashes in four years

15 October 2024

A busy crash-hit junction near a school is set to be redesigned after funding for improvements was confirmed.

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Netflix star hails 'game-changer' Kent attraction

Netflix star hails 'game-changer' Kent attraction

14 October 2024

An actor and rapper has shared pictures from his “blessed” family weekend at a top Kent attraction, which he hailed a “game changer”.

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School pulls out of buying hotel despite getting green light

School pulls out of buying hotel despite getting green light

14 October 2024

The future of a hotel is unclear after a private school’s plan to transform it were given the green light, only for the school to pull out.

‘Someone will be killed if police don’t enforce e-scooter ban’

‘Someone will be killed if police don’t enforce e-scooter ban’

14 October 2024

A concerned pensioner is calling for a police crackdown on e-scooter riders who he says are ruining his daily walks along a coastal beauty spot.

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Ship carrying explosive cargo still anchored off Kent after almost three weeks

Ship carrying explosive cargo still anchored off Kent after almost three weeks

13 October 2024

A ship laden with potentially explosive cargo remains at anchor off the Kent coast - despite being due in Malta on Friday.

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Green light given again for town centre offices to become flats

Green light given again for town centre offices to become flats

13 October 2024

Plans to transform an empty town centre tower block into 86 homes have been given the green light, for the second time.

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